Eyeglass-rim.



'WARREN COLFX J'OITES, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SSIGITOR TAO THE JGNES SHARK-SKIN GRI? CO., ING.,4 GF SAN FRANCISCO, `GALIJ`ORNIA madness-nm.

` To all 'whomfit may concern:

-Be it known that I, WARREN CoLFAX JONES, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at San` Francisco, in the county of San `Francisco andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Rims; and I do declare the fol- .lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- The object of the invention is to provide a protective rim for eye glasses and the like, which while transparent to the vision of the g wearer, is colored to present an attraetive'- appearance.

With this and other objects in view, the

of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a pair of eye glasses equipped with this invention, with parts broken away and in sectiont; Fig. 2 is a detail elevation partly in section oflone rim detached; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sec tion on an enlarged scale, of the rim, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

. Specification of Letters Ytent. Application filed April e0, 1914. lSerial No'. Stam- 3.

inventionl relates to rims for'l veye' .colored liningin the apex groove thereof.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set rarest-eenen. sa, reis;

In the lembodiment illustrated, an eye glass rim l of transparent Celluloid is shown convexe-concave in cross section, .the groove 2 thereof whichreceives the polished edge of the "lens L, being filled with a non-l fading permanent coloring stain of any des sired shade as shown at 3. This stain covers a very thin surface and forms a transparent lining which being-in contact with the polished edge of the lens., results 'in a transparent rim as viewed by the wearesi-visijon but is noticeably tinted'to the observer, thus presenting a colored rim of ,pleasingI appear-I ance and finish, which does' not obstruct the wearers vision.

vThese rims may be tinted any desired shade to match the weareris hair ornaments 2. or any other article 'of dress desired to be matched invention consists of certain novel features s f #An eye glass rim composed of transparent being 'convenu-1- claim .as my 1nvei1tion: Aprotective material and concave 1n cross section with a transparent 'handin presence of two subscribing Wit.-l sses.

WARREN OOLFAX JONES. "'Witnesses: v

R. -B. TREAT,

C. MCCUILOUCH; 

